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Lot# 5396 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 5396 Chile

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    1853 (July): 5 c. red-brown on blued and 10 c. deep bright blue in a horizontal pair, all with large margins all round, used on second page of 29 July 1853 entire letter to Valparaiso cancelled by three crisp strikes of the target obliterator in black. Straight line "SANTIAGO" below in black. Horizontal file fold with some ageing and the stamps have been lifted for checking and replaced, but a rare first month of issue usage. Signed Holcombe.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF